More Waterworks!

Usui juushadouyou

 (Rainwater cover for heavy vehicle road use)

Great Waterworks Access Points

Minoh-shi osui (Mino City Sewerage) Minoh is famous for its waterfall and its autumn maple leaves

The Wonders of Japanese Packaging Pt 2

Back in the Black...

The Wonders of Japanese Packaging

Wrapping from souvenir cinnamon biscuits from Kyoto; ginger tea from the local supermarket; chocolate that will make you appear crazy...

One day in the subway...

We were travelling on the Midosuji line and as we got off at Namba, a lady lost her shoe between the train and the platform...

As quick as a flash the station attendant got his hooked stick and rescued it in a blur before the next train arrived

The owner was very happy to be reunited with her shoe...

There's Nothing Yukky about Sukiyaki

At a local sukiyaki restaurant, the waitress showed us how it is done.

Copper Cow

We went to Tenri in Nara prefecture and found a temple with this cute copper cow statue. A lot of people had stroked its nose, it seemed.